Orthodontic treatment for a patient with Pierre-Robin sequence complicated by juvenile periodontitis

Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2000 May;37(3):318-24. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_2000_037_0318_otfapw_2.3.co_2.

Abstract

Objective: To arrest the advancement of periodontitis.

Patient: A 17-year-old boy diagnosed with Pierre-Robin sequence at birth exhibited localized juvenile periodontitis. Severe bone loss and mobile teeth were localized in the incisors and molars, which were irregularly positioned, possibly associated with a residual scar from palatoplasty for a soft palate cleft at an early age.

Conclusion: Combined orthodontic-periodontic-prosthodontic treatment arrested the advancement of the periodontitis and established a stable occlusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aggressive Periodontitis / diagnosis
  • Aggressive Periodontitis / etiology
  • Aggressive Periodontitis / therapy*
  • Cephalometry
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Malocclusion / diagnosis
  • Malocclusion / etiology
  • Malocclusion / therapy
  • Models, Dental
  • Orthodontics, Corrective / methods*
  • Pierre Robin Syndrome / complications*
  • Pierre Robin Syndrome / therapy